HPV vaccination in Africa in the COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers' knowledge, training, and recommendation practices.
Joel Fokom DomgueIssimouha DilleSharon KapambweRobert YuFreddy GnangnonLameck ChinulaGad MurenziNomonde MbataniMala PandeFatoumata SidibeJoseph KamgnoBangaly TraoreHicham El FazaziMamadou DiopPierre-Marie TebeuMohenou Isidore DiomandeFabrice LecuruIsaac AdewoleMarie PlantePartha BasuJean-Marie DangouSanjay ShetePublished in: Frontiers in public health (2024)
To increase HPV vaccination coverage and counter misinformation about this vaccine in Africa, adequate training of providers and culturally appropriate educational materials are needed to improve their knowledge of the HPV vaccine and to facilitate effective communication with their patients and the community.